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Flamingo Boy by Michael Morpurgo
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION This is a landmark new novel from the nation's favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young au ...Show more
Homecoming by Michael Morpurgo
17.00 NZD
Category: Children
In this tale the storyteller revisits the landscape of his memories, his boyhood in the village of Bradwell fifty years ago. The village is a stone's throw from the sea, with a gull on every chimney stack, and is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Col ...Show more
In the Mouth of the Wolf by Michael Morpurgo
20.00 NZD
Category: Children
A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War Two. Francis and Pieter are brothers. As shadow of one war lingers, and the ...Show more
It's a Dog's Life by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
19.00 NZD
Category: Children
Lula always likes me to go with her to the end of the lane. She loves a bit of a cuddle and a lick or two before the school bus comes. 'Oh Russ', she whispers. 'A horse. It's all I want for my birthday.' And I'm thinking - 'Scuse me, but what's so great about a horse? Isn't a dog good enough.' Michael's ...Show more
Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns by Michael Morpurgo
7.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 5-8
Official World Book Day £1 bookFrom Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, this charming story for early readers evokes the wonder, muck and magic of a week on the farm. The first of many Farm Tales to come, it is a window onto the countryside, and the way its landscape and ...Show more
Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
17.00 NZD
Category: Children
A heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the second-biggest children's author in the UK. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it ...Show more
Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo
35.00 NZD
Category: Classics
Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller. Beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare – the perfect introduction to the Bard and an u ...Show more
Mr Skip by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
15.00 NZD
Category: Children
Believing in magic makes dreams come true...Jackie dreams of having a horse of her own, one that'll be the fastest on the estate, the fastest in all Ireland and the fastest in the world. Mum dreams of a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live in. What they get is a garden gnome that Jac ...Show more
Muck and Magic by Michael Morpurgo
23.00 NZD
Category: Children | Series: horses
Bonny has always wanted to be a top cyclist, maybe even a future Olympic champion. But her world changes after meeting a sculptor named Lizzie, who gives her a job on her farm. Bonny is introduced to a life-sized sculpture of Lizzie's horse and is allowed to pose as its rider, a completely magical exper ...Show more
My Father is a Polar Bear by Michael Morpurgo
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
Drawing on Michael Morpurgo's own childhood experience of first seeing his real father on television, 'My Father Is a Polar Bear' tells the story of two young brothers rediscovering their birth father in the most unlikely of places - and in an entirely unexpected guise!
My Heart was a Tree by Michael Morpurgo
45.00 NZD
Category: Children's non-fiction
A beautifully illustrated gift collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees and their importance to humanity and in the natural world. Written by bestselling author Sir Michael Morpurgo and illustrated throughout by Yuval Zommer, My Heart Was a Tree is a joyful treasure trove to dip into time and ...Show more
Not Bad for a Bad Lad by Michael Morpurgo
20.00 NZD
Category: Children
This is the wonderfully moving story of redemption from one of the greatest living children's writers Micheal Morpurgo and featuring stunning illustrations from three-time Greenaway Medal winner Michael Foreman. When a young boy gets a reputation for being naughty at school, he reacts by being the bad l ...Show more